Bell attachment for organs



(No Model.)

A. S. NICHOLS.

BELL ATTACHMENT FOR ORGANS.

Patented-July- 10, 1883.

.2 is also a vertical section of the attachment,

board. At either end the nest is connected to UNITED STATES AARON S. NICHOLS, OF PULLMAN, ILLINOIS.

BELL ATTACHMENT FOR ORGANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed February 16, 1888.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AARON S. NICHOLS, a citizen of the United States, residing in Pullman, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bell Attachments for Organs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the bell attachments to organs and other instruments; and its main object has been the improvement of the sound of the bells.

It consists, first,in a nest of bells, each provided with axial coupling devices, whereby they are secured together, each to its neighbor, in such manner that the nest forms a rigid, united whole; secondly, it consists in a nest of bells, each of which is provided with coupling devices integral with the bell, whereby they are united in a firm and rigid union; thirdly, it consists in a nest of bells, each provided with a male and female coupling, whereby they are united together, as aforesaid.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken longitudinally through the attachment. Fig.

taken at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section of the bells, enlarged, showing more in detail the manner of coupling them together.

In said drawings, A represents the sounding-board of the instrument in which the bells are used.

B B are metal brackets, whereby the nest of bells O O is supported from the soundingfer that this tenon and mortise be made in the form of amale and female screw, respectively, as that permits the easy joining of the bells, i and also their ready separation, whenever that a Patent No. 281,121, dated July 10, 1883.

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is necessary. Friction may, however, be alone relied upon to hold them together, if the parts are perfectly fitted. I also prefer that the tenon and mortise be integral with the bell, though it is obvious that either or both may be made separate therefrom. So, also, the bells may be provided with two male projections, and be joined by the use of a female coupling between each pair; or the bells may be made with tenons up on both sides and mortises upon both sides alternately. The nest, united in any of these ways, will be sufficiently rigid to prevent any sagging at the center when the ends are supported by brackets, as shown 5 and I thus not only increase and im prove the sounding quality of the bells, but dispense with the axial shaft which has been heretofore employed to support them, and upon which they have been threaded or strung.

As already stated, the bells are placed directly upon the sounding-board, with metal brackets to support them at the proper distance therefrom, This insures a better effect than when they are supported elsewhere.

Any proper action for actuating the bellhammers D may be employed, and the push-rod d may form part thereof. The ordinary cushioned stop is shown at d, and the usual muffler for stopping the vibrations of the bell after the hammer-stroke is represented by (1 The entire nest of bells may be inclosed in a swell-box, F, the hinged lid f whereof is raised by the player at pleasure. This permits the sound to be varied from soft to loud, and the obtaining of a great variety of effects.

I claim P 1. In an organ or other musical instrument, the nest of bells coupled each to the other, substantially as specified.

2. The nest of bells, each of which is provided with coupling devices integral with itself, substantially as specified.

3. The nest of bells, each of which is provided with male and female coupling devices, substantially as specified.

AARON S. NICHOLS. I

\Vitnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, Enw. S. EVARTS. 

